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Columbus vs. Utah: NHL match forecast
On February 7, Columbus will play at the home arena, where they will try to break their losing streak. This time, the team will face far from the most serious opponent, in the person of Utah, which is also far from its optimal form. What kind of bets should I choose? Our experts will answer this question in the forecast, where you can also find out the most optimal rates
Command Analysis
Columbus Blue Jackets
USACurrent form
It seemed that Columbus had finally overcome a protracted slump and was steadily gaining points, with a winning streak reaching three games in a row. After returning to the home arena, the team faced Los Angeles and scored a hard-fought victory in overtime with a score of 3:2. The opponent equalized the score just a minute before the end of regular time, but still managed to snatch Victoria in overtime. Then the team went to the away series, where they met with the clear favorite, Vegas. Throughout the match, there were problems with both creating chances and implementing them, which almost led to a defeat. As a result, it came to overtime, where Columbus won 2-1. Success was achieved thanks to the efforts of goalkeeper Tarasov, who blocked 31 of 33 shots.
As expected, the team won for the third time in a row, but this time over a rival of its level, Utah. This time, Columbus had to fight back from 0-2, which they managed to do in the third period, scoring two goals and equalizing the score. As a result, it came to overtime, where the Jackets scored another victory with a score of 3:2. Continuing to perform on the road, the team met with Dallas, which was in excellent shape. As expected, the club could not continue to please the fans with success and suffered a rather expected defeat (3:5). It seemed that the Blue Jackets would still be able to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans for the lost points, but they failed to realize their attacking potential away from Buffalo, losing by one goal (2:3). These two failures led to the team falling below the playoff zone again and currently occupies the tenth place in the Eastern Conference table, with only 59 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Columbus has significantly increased its problems with the squad. The Blazers now have seven players in the infirmary: Chinakhov, Fabbro, Gudbranson, Jenner, Marchenko, Monahan and Werensky.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Columbus concedes 3.38 goals per match.
The club's main problem remains its poor defensive play.
- The Blazers completed 22.6% of the majority's attempts
The team has a good game with an advantage of one player and consistently enjoys the removal of opponents.
Utah Hockey Club
USACurrent form
Utah has been in terrible shape for a long time, and the team's losing streak has reached five matches in a row. At first, the team could not give a decent rebuff to its competitors at all due to poor performance in attack, suffering a crushing defeat from Winnipeg (2:5), and also losing to Ottawa with a score of 1:3. Returning to the home arena, we finally managed to get a single point in the match against Pittsburgh. This time, the former Arizona team played more reliably, but still allowed the Penguins to equalize in the third period, and then failed in extra time (2:3). A similar situation arose in the duel with Columbus, in which the opponent made a full-fledged comeback in the final twenty minutes. It also came to overtime, where they had to concede with a similar score of 2:3. The main reason for the failure was the low effectiveness of the shots, of which there were plenty.
Continuing to perform at home, the team fought with St. Louis and again had problems both creating and implementing attacking chances, which eventually led to the fifth defeat in a row (1:2). In just three periods, the club scored 25 shots on the Blues' goal, which, of course, was not enough. They also managed to break their long streak of failures on the home arena, snatching Victoria from Philadelphia with great difficulty in overtime (3:2). Turigny's players created powerful pressure on the opponent throughout the match, which allowed them to achieve the long-awaited success. In particular, it is worth praising the excellent play of defender Sergachev and striker Gunther, who scored three goals apiece.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no major changes in the Utah infirmary. The team continues to play without Bortuzzo, Durzi and Cooley.
Interesting betting trends
- Utah is averaging 2.77 goals per game this season.
The team does not perform its best offensively and rarely fully realizes its full attacking potential.
- The Salt Lake club throws 27 times per game on average.
The club's poor performance is primarily due to their inactive attacking play.
Trends
First Goalbet: "Utah"
In three out of four matches, Columbus failed to open the scoring
1.76Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In three consecutive Columbus matches, the teams scored more than one goal in the second period.
1.55Tip and bets
Columbus has returned to its home arena, where it is quite capable of continuing to consistently earn points. Indeed, the Blazers have been playing a great game at home lately and have not lost in front of their fans for five matches in a row. Despite these factors, bookmakers do not believe in the success of the club and give a huge coefficient for its victory, which can be easily used. One victory for Utah in the home arena is unlikely to help it recover from a prolonged recession, so it is quite dangerous to believe in the success of the guests. Nevertheless, we suggest choosing the owners of the ice as the winner.
Our forecast is for Columbus to win the match at 2.31
Bet on the total
But you still shouldn't expect a lot of abandoned goals in the upcoming match. Utah has been experiencing serious problems lately with both creating and implementing offensive chances, which can also be attributed to Columbus. It is unlikely that the clubs will dramatically improve their attacking game, which means that we choose the total less as the second bet.
The forecast is a total of less than six goals in 1.70
Betting on the outcome of the first period
Due to the advantage of the home walls, Columbus will create serious pressure on Utah from the very beginning of the match, which the guests will obviously not be ready for. We believe that the home walls will help the Blue Jackets gain an advantage at the end of the kickoff, which is what we propose to place another bet on.
Prediction - Columbus won in the first period with a handicap (0) in 2.09
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